Synbiotic formulation of probiotic and lactulose combination for hepatic encephalopathy treatment: A realistic hope?

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 167-168

  Sekhar, M Sonal ^a   Unnikrishnan, M K ^a   Rodrigues, Gabriel Sunil ^b   Mukhopadhyay, Chiranjay ^b  

^a MANIPAL COLLEGE OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; LACTULOSE; PROBIOTIC AGENT; SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID; SYNBIOTIC AGENT; UREA; UREMIC TOXIN; URIC ACID;

AMMONIA FORMATION; ARTICLE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM LONGUM; BLOOD FLOW; COLON FLORA; DRUG FORMULATION; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; FERMENTED PRODUCT; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INTESTINE EPITHELIUM; INTESTINE FLORA; INTESTINE MUCOSA PERMEABILITY; INTESTINE WALL; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; LIVER CELL; LIVER CLEARANCE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOGEN LOAD; PORTAL VEIN BLOOD; STOMACH EMPTYING; SYSTEMIC CIRCULATION; THERAPY EFFECT; WELLBEING;

HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMANS; LACTULOSE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PROBIOTICS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84880039699     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: 15322777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2013.05.016     Document Type: Article

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